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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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